HURRICANE – Help fills thewalls inside a small white build-ing, on the side of U.S. 60.

For years, financially bruisedresidents have come to this placeto find clothes, shoes, food andhope for tomorrow.

A white sign with the words“Faith Mission” stands at thefront of the structure.

A man walks past it with hishead hanging low. Discourage-ment and defeat are written onhis tired face, as he bags up trashdropped at his non-profit dona-tion center.

A broken window panel showssigns of recent vandalism. Al-though one panel is destroyed,the window itself is not.

For months, darkness and de-spair try to overcome a place oflight and hope for the commu-nity.

The presence of faith is thicknear Art Hage, the owner. Formore than 45 years, this local

preacher has walked through thesunshine and the storms of life.

He knows living by faith is

tough, but recent struggles atFaith Mission have hindered hisefforts toward serving God andothers.

To combat vandalism andtrash dumping, Hage installedsecurity cameras and severalsigns across his property thatstate “No Dumping” and “NoTrespassing.” Yet, some peoplecontinue to use his business as atrash can.

“Faith is very important, butwhen you see people in need andturn your head; that’s wrong,”Hage said. “God called me to be ahelp to the poor, but some peoplecome and use this place as adumping station for garbage.”

Hundreds of down-and-outpeople walk through Faith Mis-sion every month. Inside, theyfind hope and comfort. Lives arechanged for the better.

This fuels Hage’s fire to keep

WINFIELD – In 2004, a formerstate trooper walked into thefront doors of the PutnamCounty Sheriff’s Department.

“Can I really do this job?” heasked himself.

“Are people going to acceptmy ideas?” he wondered.

Mark Smith will never forgetthe first time he walked into thesheriff’s department and pinnedthe badge on his uniform.

On Dec. 31, Smith recalledmemories from serving morethan 35 years in law enforce-ment.

It is in Smith’s blood: It’s what

he knows and it’s who he is.In 1975, Smith started as a

field trooper with the West Vir-

ginia State Police. From there, hebecame the academy instructor.

“I trained thousands of police

officers,” he said.Smith has led a full career.He spent 13 years in forensics

firearms. The former PutnamCounty Sheriff has testified morethan 300 times as an expert wit-ness in firearms cases acrossnearly every county in the state.

Before beginning a career inlaw enforcement, Smith wasCoach Leon McCoy’s assistant atWinfield High School for threeyears.

“It was a great experience tocoach with him; it made ittougher to leave,” he said. “Hewanted me to stay.”

But law enforcement beck-oned him.

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WINFIELD – The ambulanceis the life’s blood of the PutnamCounty EMS.

These vehicles endure ex-treme driving conditions inemergency situations. Withoutthem, many lives would belost.

Ambulances servicing TeaysValley and Hurricane can rackup 1,000 miles in a busy week.Overworked engines, chassisand transmissions suffer pun-ishing wear and tear from longdays and nights.

“We’re hard on them,” saidCecil Kimble, the county’s di-rector of emergency medicalservices.

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Putnam Farmers'Market General

Membership MeetingThere will be a Putnam Farm-

ers' Market general membershipmeeting on Sunday, January 20,at 2 p.m. at the Winfield Court-house.

Anyone interested in joiningthe market is invited to attendthe meeting. The number ofmeat and produce vendors isunlimited at this time and new-comers are welcome. Applica-tions will be available at themeeting.

Vendors must have a gardenor farm in West Virginia within a50-mile radius of the PutnamCounty courthouse in Winfield.Products must be grown/pro-duced by the vendor, who is re-quired to register with thePutnam County Health Depart-ment. Meat vendors must ad-here to WVDA regulations anditems must be locally producedand must be juried for accept-ance

Farmers' Market membershipis $25 (individual) and $35 (fam-ily).

The Putnam Farmers' Marketalso offers a "community"booth, available free of charge ateach market, to any local organ-ization that has information orproducts that relate to the mar-ket's agricultural mission. Eachgroup must apply and be ap-proved by the market commit-tee.

Historical Society topublish “We Love To Tell

the Stories”Vol. 2The UpperVandalia Historical

Society (Putnam County) ispleased to announce the forth-coming publication of VolumeTwo of “We Love To Tell The Sto-ries” a pictorial history of Put-nam County.

Volume One is still availableand would make a perfect andunique Christmas gift. Call anyof the numbers below to order acopy.

Volume One, published andreleased in February of 2012, hasbeen an overwhelming successand reprinted five times in lessthan a year. This has sparked arenewed interest in our rich his-

tory of Putnam County, andmany additional unseen pic-tures have surfaced. Because ofthat, we will be publishing Vol-ume Two as soon as all picturesare in and printing can start. Ex-pected publication date will bespring of 2013.

If you have pictures of inter-est, please scan and e-mail themto tinkerbell47@suddenlink.netor call 304-415-8359, 304-760-2121 or 304-755-4246.

PipeSoundsPromotes New CD

A new CD with David Hegartyperforming on the Harrah Sym-phonic Organ at Forrest BurdetteUnited Methodist Church andintroducing Nahri Ahn is now onsale at Hurricane Floral, 2757Main Street in Hurricane for$10.00. CD selections includemusic from “2001: A SpaceOdyssey”, “The Artist”, “ThePhantom of the Opera”, TheKing’s Speech” and “The Synco-pated Clock”. This CD was pro-duced from a live concert inApril, 2012. For more informa-tion, call 304-562-6481.

Boy Scout Troopseeks Members

Boy Scout Troop 36, based inHurricane, invites area youth tocome to a meeting and learnmore about scouting.

The troop stays active withcamp outs, summer camp,games, food drives, communityservice projects and more.

The troop meets at 6:30 p.m.every Monday at the First BaptistChurch of Hurricane, 2635 MainSt., Hurricane.

For more information, callDavid Miller, 304-562-9271 ext.6115, or Steve Caldwell, 304-562-9233.

Hometown SeniorCenter offers Activities

The Hometown Senior Center,100 1st Ave., Hometown, has sev-eral new announcements toshare.

The Center is looking for quil-ters, singers for the senior choirand volunteers for various help.The Center is also offering a freescrapbooking class at 10 a.m.every Monday and Thursday.

A number of other activitiesare also available.

Transportation is available forlunch at 11:30 a.m. Mondaythrough Friday. The service canalso include stops at the grocerystore, post office or pharmacyafter lunch.

For more information, call theCenter at 304-586-2745.

PutnamCountyLibrary Hours

The Putnam County Library,located on Rt. 34 in Teays Valley(Beside Putnam Village) is openMonday, Tuesday, and Thursdayfrom 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Wednesdayand Friday from 9 a.m. -5 p.m.;Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.and Sunday from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Zumba Gold atHansford Senior CenterA new Zumba Gold class is of-

fered at Hansford Senior Centerin St. Albans every Tuesday andThursday from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Zumba Gold is recommendedto beginner and senior partici-pants. Low impact and fundance workout. Cost $5, no pre-vious registration. You can con-tact instructor Edith Bourne at304-881-7564, or atwww.zumba.com.

Swim Classes Availableat Tri-CountyYMCA

The Tri-County YMCA contin-ues to conduct SwimAmericaSchool at the Toyota AquaticCenter.

SwimAmerica holds classes forchildren ages 5 and older Tues-day, Thursday and Friday at 5p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6:30p.m. Pre-School SwimAmericaclasses for children ages 3 and 4are on Tuesdays and Thursdaysat 9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Cost is $55 for members and$75 for non-members. For moreinformation regardingSwimAmerica or for informationregarding infant and parent andadult swimming instruction, calltheTri-CountyYMCA at 304-757-0016 or visit the website atwww.wildwaves.org.

Senior & Single Clubannounces Meeting

A new club for those over 50and single meets at 7 p.m. everythird Friday at the HometownSenior Center, 100 First Avenue,Hometown. For more informa-tion, call 585-2745.

PutnamCountyRepublicanWomen

Meet the third Thursday ofeach month at Sleepy HollowGolf Club, 6 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Nancy Bradley at562-3020 or Iva Danner at 562-9526.

DiabetesEducation Group

Meets at 7 p.m., in Room B,Eleanor Town Hall, on the thirdTuesday of each month. Formore info, call Mary 304-937-4093, Missy 304-937-3373 orGlenville 304-586-2523.

Winfield CommunityChurch hosts Food

PantryWinfield Community Church

offers a Food Pantry to assistthose in and around the com-munity. New hours of operationare 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 3rdSaturday of each month at thechurch office, 3680 WinfieldRoad, Suite B, Winfield.

For more information pleasecall the church office at 304-586-1146, M-F from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Winfield Community Churchis located at 144 Rocky StepRoad in Scott Depot. Sundayworship begins at 10:45 a.m.

AutoimmuneSupport Group

An autoimmune supportgroups meets on the first andthird Mondays of each month atnoon. The meeting is held in theupper level of the SeptemberHouse located beside CrossRoads United MethodistChurch, 850 Norway Avenue,Huntington. For additional in-formation, call Carolyn Hopperat 781-7434 or Kimberly Mar-cum at 736-4957.

KanawhaValleyCoin Club

The KanawhaValley Coin Clubmeets the third Tuesday of eachmonth (7 p.m.) at the KanawhaCity Recreation Center located at3511 Venable Avenue. For moreinfo., call 727-4062 or 925-4852.

Winfield Lions ClubMeetings

TheWinfield Lions Club meetsthe first and third Tuesday of themonth. For more informationcall 304-586-3732.

Hometown LionsClubMeetings

The Hometown Lions Clubmeets at 6 p.m., every first andthirdTuesday of the month at theHometown Senior Center, 100First Avenue, Hometown. Formore information call 304-586-2745.

American LegionPost 187

American Legion Post 187meets at 7 p.m. at the WinfieldPresbyterian Church, FerryStreet, Winfield – every first andthird Thursday of the month.

Scott-Teays LionsClubMeetings

Scott-Teays Lions Club meetsthe first and third Monday of themonth at 6:30 p.m. at BroadmoreAssisted Living, 4000 OutlookDrive, Teays Valley. For more in-formation call 304-757-8599 oremail billybh@newwave.net.

HurricaneVFD to holdannual Photo Fundraiser

The Hurricane Volunteer FireDepartment will be having itsannual Photo Fundraiser aroundEaster this year. Representativesfrom the photo company aregoing door to door in our fire dis-trict. They will have a uniform onas well as identification. If youhave any questions, please don'thesitate to contact the Fire De-partment at 304-562-5663.

Eleanor CityCouncil Meeting

1st and 3rd Thursday of themonth at Town Hall. Meetingsbegin at 7:30 p.m.

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Velma’sViewBy Velma Kitchens

OscarOscar lived at the head of the hollow on Buzzard Creek where my

Grandma and Grandpa Carpenter lived.Oscar helped my Grandma and my Aunt after my Grandpa passed

away. Oscar would walk out of the hollow and onto Route 34 on hisway to Young’s Grocery Store which was at the end of Turkey CreekRoad (across from Central Elementary School). He would get a ridesometimes, but most of the time he walked the entire way to and fromthe store. He would buy dog food for his dogs and he carried the bagon his shoulder and we would see him walking up the road.

He also had another reason for going to the store. He would alwaysbring each of us a bag of penny candy. I never understood when I wasyoung how he figured out how many of us were at Grandma’s houseeach time he went to the store. I guess he was a smart man.

Oscar was a farmer and we were allowed to go visit him. He had adog named Nimrod.We would play with his dogs as they began yelp-ing when they saw us coming. Oscar would let us go out into the gar-den and get cucumbers, corn or anything we wanted.

The very best thing I liked to do was to pull up the turnips. I loveturnips and pulling them up was such a delight. There is a method topulling up turnips. The greens are on top so you have to be carefulnot to damage the greens as you can cook them.Your hand has to beat the bottom of the green part and just on top of the bulb. You thenstart pulling and pulling and soon out comes the turnip. Very neat.

Oscar was very generous with his garden and we loved to visit him.I never did like to string beans, but I did it as I liked to eat them. Just

sitting around stringing and snapping was not exciting, but we wouldtalk late into the night and loved to hear the crickets and other soundsof the night.

I am reminded of the time we lived in Maryland and a man had agrape vineyard and I would sneak and eat the grapes. But that is an-other story.

Oscar passed away but the memories will never fade.

MILTON – In a world wherecorporations and large fran-chises are king, one local busi-ness has stood the test of time.

From its humble beginnings inHuntington, to its home in Mil-ton, one shoe store has thrived.

Kipling Shoes, owned by Car-roll Osburn, celebrated its 111thyear in business December 28.

Manager Alice Riker knowswhat a feat this is. Riker is nostranger to the large retail fran-chises and the hustle-bustleservice of mall shopping.

She is proud of her business inMilton.

“This area is saturated with re-tail,” she said. “When you take asmall business and keep it alive,it is awesome.”

What has kept Kipling goingfor so long? What separates thissmall business from larger retailstores?

“It’s the employee knowledge,the one-on-one customer serv-ice,” Riker answered. “We’re hereto help the customer and carrythe products they ask for…Thisis what sets us apart.”

The personal approach tolocal customers is working forKipling Shoes, and has helpedthis business become a staple inCabell County.

Inside the store, a plethora ofshoes, boots, purses and cloth-ing greet all who enter. Shopperscan choose gifts for themselvesand each member of their fam-ily.

“We have a wide variety for thecustomer to make this a one-stop shop,” said Riker.

Toward the back of the store, aman checks the growing inven-tory of boots that Kipling carries.The brands of Carhartt, Wolver-ine, Carolina, Georgia, Matter-horn, Redwing, Keen,Thorogood, Timberland, Dr.Martin, Justin and Redwing sur-round him.

“We try to keep the most bootswe can for particular work envi-ronments,” said Roger Copen.“We listen to customers to seewhat they need so we can buildour inventory.”

In the past, Copen has sup-plied city and industrial workerswith boots, tailored for their lineof work.

Kipling carries steel, compos-ite and aluminum toe boots aswell as mining boots.

This store is more than justshoes and boots.

Recently, Kipling started carry-ing Vera Bradley products andUnder Armor clothing.

“We have a wide array of mer-chandise to cater to the wholefamily,” Riker said. “We get tochoose what to bring in to meetthe customers’ needs in thearea.”

Kipling Shoe Company is lo-cated at 1221 Main St., Milton.

Visit its website atwww.kiplingshoes.com or call(304) 743-5721.

Shoe CompanyStandsTest of Time

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Workers Jody Blake, Karen Adkins, Kim Holland, Alice Riker, Ginger Howard, Roger Copen and Shelby Smallridge cele-brate Kipling Shoe Company’s 111th year in business. Photo by Justin Waybright.

WestVirginia hands outClean Community andClean County awards

Four West Virginia communi-ties that went above and beyondin their efforts to beautify andclean up their respective townshave been recognized by the stateDepartment of EnvironmentalProtection for environmentalstewardship in 2012.

The DEP’s Make It Shine Pro-gram has awarded Clean Com-munity Awards to NewCumberland in Hancock County;Camden-on-Gauley, in WebsterCounty; Odd, in Raleigh County;and the Village of Beech Bottom,in Brooke County. Beech Bottomwas the grand prize winner andwill receive $500 to apply towardadditional cleanup/beautifica-tion projects.

In addition to the Clean Com-munity Awards, the DEP also rec-ognized Putnam County with a2012 Clean County Award. ThePutnam County Solid Waste Au-thority will receive $2,000 to puttoward cleanup and other proj-ects. Clean County Awards arepresented annually to county

solid waste authorities that pro-mote environmental stewardshipthrough cleanups, outreach andlaw enforcement.

Clean Community Awards alsoare presented annually. Each mu-nicipality’s application is judgedin several categories, includingcleanup, recycling, youth partici-pation and beautification.

“As always, we are excited andpleased to recognize the out-standing efforts of these commu-nities and counties,” said DannyHaught, chief of the DEP’s REAP(Rehabilitation EnvironmentalAction Plan) program, whichoversees the state’s Make It Shineefforts.

“Their strong commitment toimproving their communitiesand the environment is a modelall of West Virginia can follow,”Haught said.

For more information aboutthe Clean Community and CleanCounty awards, contact TravisCooper at 1-800-322-5530 or byemail at Travis.L.Cooper@wv.gov.

Hawks Nest State ParkWinterDinner Party announced for 2013Life and Adventures of Sam

Pringle – January 19, 2013Gene Thorn is a storyteller

from French Creek, WV. Thisevening, visitors will learn aboutthe hair-raising tale of SamuelPringle’s hand-to-paw fight witha huge black bear.

The setting for the story starts

in 1761, at the tail end of theFrench and Indian War, whenJohn and Samuel Pringle de-serted from the English army atFort Pitt. The two brothers madetheir way to a remote region ofwestern Virginia along what isnow the Buckhannon Riverwhere they lived in a hollow

sycamore tree for three years.This story of the first two pio-neers of the region and theirstruggle with the wilderness andterrors is open to the public with-out charge and the dinner reser-vation is optional. Thorn will bein period correct attire.

“After you put 150,000 to200,000 miles on a vehicle, itstarts showing its age,” Kimblesaid.

Days before Christmas, heunwrapped a $140,000 presentthat will make life a bit easier. Ashiny, new Dodge 4500, four-wheel-drive ambulance pulledonto the parking lot of thecounty’s EMS building.

Kimble was all smiles.“It feels good that we’re get-

ting a new truck,” he said. “Itgives crews more reliability intheir equipment, and patients’a lot better ride.”

This new truck is completewith a generator for heating,cooling and lighting. Kimble

believes this will help run med-ical equipment and give pa-tients more comfort.

“It should eliminate some is-sues, and help the back of theambulance cool down and heatup better for the patient,” hesaid.

Moments after the ambu-lance drove onto the lot, Kimblemoved it into the mechanic’sgarage for inspection.

This is one of the many up-grades Putnam County EMShas acquired. In November,commissioners approved thefunding of six power stretchers.It will cost more than $93,000 tooutfit vehicles with the new de-vices.

“These will eliminate a lot ofstrain on employees,” said Kim-ble. “It will lift the patient’sweight, and it doesn’t take but asecond.”

The power stretchers shouldarrive after the first of the year,he said.

The area 911 center will re-ceive training by July for astate-mandated program thatwill give dispatchers pre-arrivalinformation to aid residents inemergency situations.

Kimble’s goal is to efficiently,quickly and successfully saveand help as many callers as hecan. The upgrades his depart-ment has received will helpmake this happen.

In a field where time is every-thing, these improvements willgo a long way, he said.

Kimble thanked the commis-sioners for their support in hiseffort.

“We have a county commis-sion that supports us, and that’svery beneficial to us,” he said.

The emergency services di-rector gave drivers safety tipswhen an ambulance is behindthem.

“We know shoulders are get-ting slick, and people just needto slow down on a straightstretch, and we’ll ease aroundyou,” he said. “Be careful anddon’t stop on curves. Theworld’s worst thing is to hit yourbrakes and stop.”

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Dear Christin,A couple weeks ago I went out

on a first date with a guy that Imet in a bar a few days before.Whenwewere at dinner I thoughtwe hit it off great.We even sat atour table for over an hour talkingafter we were finished eating.When he took me home, hewalked me to the door and gaveme a very long kiss goodnight.The next morning when I wokeup, I had a textmessage fromhimthat read “GoodMorning Beauti-ful.” After that we text back andforth a few times throughout theday, then….nothing. It’s been al-most two weeks and I haven’theard from him since. What doyou make of this? I don’t knowwhy guys have to always be somysterious. I’ve even tried to callhima few times since then and allI get is his voicemail. What doesthis mean? Please help!Sincerely,Dazed and ConfusedDear Dazed,Millions of women are faced

with this same type of situationevery day. And everyday these

women kill themselves trying toanalyze what could have wentwrong. We are all guilty of this.“Did he find me unattractive?Boring? Maybe he’s married? DidI say something to turn him off?”And do you know what the worstpart of all this is? It’s that we willnever really know.

Maybe he is married, or has agirlfriend, and is going through arough patch. So he decided toplay the field for a little while tosee what else was out there.Maybe he was on a mission tohave a one-night stand, but thenhe realized that you weren’t thatkind of girl. Maybe he got hit bya bus the minute he hit the sendbutton on that last text he sentyou. The bottom line is: none ofthat matters now. Unless, ofcourse, it was the busthing….poor guy!

Truth be told Dazed, no matterwhat the reason is, you’re proba-bly better off without him. Thebest way to tell if a guy is inter-ested in you is by his actions, nothis words. Words are meaning-less unless they are spoken by

someone with true intentions.Would you really want to be witha guy who flaked out on you anddidn’t call you for two weeks? Ifhe can do that, what else mighthe be capable of? Think about it.

But the one thing you must notdo is take it personally.Whateveris going on with this guy hasnothing to do with you. Thatmuch, I am certain of. Have youever heard the expression thatbad things fall apart so that bet-ter things can come together?Just try to think of it that way.And know that one day, when theright one comes along, there willbe no question as to whether ornot he is interested. Because theperson that you are meant to bewith will leave you feeling com-plete, not left with missingpieces.

But just in case the bus acci-dent did happen, I think it wouldbe ok to send some flowers.

“Don't let what others think orsay get in your way; their actionsreflect on them, not you.”― SuzeOrman

Got a problem? Need some an-swers? Contact me atchristin@theputnamstandard.com

*The opinions of this columnare solely the opinions of this in-dividual writer and are not theopinions of the Putnam Standardor Cabell Standard newspapers. *

Christin’s CornerBy Christin Daugherty

The Putnam Standard Community News Tuesday,January8,2013–Page5

WeeklyDevotionalBy Mary Jane

“JANUARY DAYS”Thought for theweek: And the Lord spake untoMoses andAaron in

the land of Egypt saying,Thismonth shall be unto you the beginningofmonths; it shall be the firstmonth of the year to you.EXODUS12:1-2 (KJV)

Ever hear the song “The days of wine and roses” – it goes like this:The days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at playThrough a meadow land, toward a closing doorA door marked “nevermore” that wasn’t there before.The lonely night discloses, just a passing breeze, filled with memo-

riesOf the golden smile that introduced me toThe days of wine and roses and you...A passing breeze filled with memories just like a new year is filled

with past memories,Golden smiles we will not see in the New Year since their life on

earth may have ended, this past year, we can cherish their memories;as I am sure, some of us have lost a dear one during the year.

But, a new year is here, just like a blank sheet of paper.Begin now, and enjoy each day of life you have, make new friends,

keep in touch with the dear ones you have, fill in the blanks on thecalendar, sending a card can mean much to someone you think of.

My sweet sister-in-law went up to heaven this past year. She waswell known to send a card to others on all occasions.While talking tomy brother the first thing he said “no more cards from her.”This is butone of the thoughtful traits she will always be remembered for by oth-ers.

January is a good time to get your calendar set up with birthdayswritten in on the days, and then when time approaches you will havea reminder.

I found some trivia days for the month of January - not all proventrue - just fun.

Jan. 1st New Year’s dayJan.3rd Festival of Sleep day (TAKE ADVANTAGE)Jan. 5th National Bird day (FEED THE BIRDS)Jan 6th National Bean day (COOK A POT OF PINTOS)Jan.8th Bubble Bath dayJan.10th Houseplant Appreciation Day (BUYYOURSELF A BLOOM-

ING HOUSEPLANT)Jan. 13th If you are superstitious you suffer from triskaidekaphobia,

and there are two Friday the 13th’s in the year 2013 – September andDecember.

Jan. 15th National Hat dayJan.17th DitchYour New Year’s Resolutions dayJan.19th National Popcorn day (UMMM - YES, HAVE SOME HOT

POPCORN TONIGHT)Jan. 21st National Hugging day (SOMEONE NEEDS A HUGTODAY)Jan.23rd National Handwriting day (WRITE A LETTER TODAY)Jan.27th Chocolate Cake day (WHAT THE HECK, ALREADY GAVE

UP THE DIET)Jan.29th National Puzzle day (KEEPS THE MIND BUSY)Prayer:Thank you our Father, for all our days on earth,maywe use

themwisely in your honor.Amen.

LIGHT FROM PAGE 1

helping, in spite of the challengeshe is facing. He believes he iscalled to reach the hurting peo-ple across the county. Hage re-cited a verse from the Bible thatkeeps him going.

“The Spirit of the Lord is uponme, because he hath anointedme to preach the gospel to thepoor; he hath sent me to heal thebrokenhearted, to preach deliv-erance to the captives, and re-covering of sight to the blind, toset at liberty them that arebruised,” the church pastor re-called from Luke 4:18.

This profound love for peopleis undeniable in Hage. To him,there is no greater sense of satis-faction than when he is able tohelp someone.

But the disrespect of some ishindering his goals.

“When you love people, thechallenges are rough…but I’mnot giving up,” he said.

Hage is hoping to impact evenmore people this year than last.He said the only way this canhappen is from cooperation withthe city, volunteers, police andthose who donate to Faith Mis-sion.

Hage wants help from city offi-cials and police officers to deterdumping on his property. He ishoping for everyone to under-stand what is happening to hisdonation center.

“If everybody would do theirpart in helping people, we couldchange this world,” he said.

Hurricane Mayor Scott Ed-wards has known Hage for years.Edwards is proud to have a placelike Faith Mission in the city.

“He’s helped a lot of people,and we want that [Faith Mission]there, because in today’s world,people need help,” he said.

However, Edwards has re-ceived complaints from residentsabout the conditions of the prop-

erty.“They say there is too much

trash, so we have to enforce thelaws,” he explained. “We’ve gotto be fair, and we want to helphim.”

Edwards continued, “It’s just sohard to catch the people dump-ing trash.”

The city has monitored activityat Faith Mission, and recently Ed-wards drove by the property.

He saw improvements.“He’s got it cleaned up pretty

good now,” Edwards said.

The mayor is talking to Hageabout building a fence aroundthe property. He believes this willbe the solution that will helpFaith Mission thrive.

“I think that will solve a lot ofproblems,” said Edwards.

Hage urges people to make adifference by donating duringthe hours of noon to 4 p.m.,Thursday through Saturday. Todrop off something at a differenttime, call him at (304) 562-1700,and he will help.

Several “No Dumping” and “No Trespassing” signs stand on this property offU.S. 60. Owner, Art Hage recently installed an alarm system to deter vandalism.Photo by Justin Waybright.

After moving through theranks of the state police, Smithwas talked into coming to serveas sheriff of Putnam County.

“After eight years, it’s beengood,” he said. “We’ve had abump here and there, but we’vetaken care of the county in a pos-itive way.”

Smith believes the sheriff’s de-partment has moved forwardsince he started in 2004. Hetakes pride in the deputies andstaff that helped the law enforce-ment program grow.

“They all do a good job, and Ifeel this is a top-notch agency,”said Smith. “When I came here, Imade demands on people, butthey stepped up and I certainlyappreciate that.”

Because of the cohesiveness ofthe deputies, commissioners andthe tax department, many goalshave been met.

“The county commission has

been excellent over these pastyears, and has treated this de-partment superbly,” he said.“The tax department has neverfailed to balance to the penny.”

While in office, Smith helpedthe sheriff’s department accom-plish a major goal: making a dentin the local drug trade.

“We’ve done a good job inhelping curtail drugs in PutnamCounty,” he said. “We have usedmoney from drug forfeiture vehi-cles and weapons to buy severalvehicles and save the countymoney.”

Smith is confident that newlyelected Steve Deweese will runthe sheriff’s department success-fully. He has met with Deweeseseveral times to prep him for hisfirst day.

“He’s a good fellow,” Smithsaid. “I told Steve that he needsto follow the goals of making thisa better place than it was when

he came here, and always do theright thing.”

He continued, “If he doesthose two things, he will be suc-cessful. He knows what the rightthing is, and he’ll do the rightthing.”

The retired sheriff wished tothank the staff and residents ofthe county for the last eightyears.

“I appreciate all the people ofthis county and their support,”he said. “Now, I’ll just be plainold Mark Smith.”

For eight years, Smith hasbegun his mornings the sameway: in a police uniform. He haspinned a badge on it that reads:“Putnam County Sheriff.”

On New Year’s Eve, everythingchanged when Smith walkedthrough the doors of the PutnamCounty Sheriff’s Department forthe last time.

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The good news is you'll be see-ing plenty of West Virginia wateron the Outdoor Channel’s “FlyRod Chronicles with Curtis Flem-ing.” The state of West Virginiahas become a presenting spon-sor for the 2013 season.

The sponsorship includes 13original 30-minute episodes. Sixshows will be filmed on publicstreams, rivers or lakes in thestate andWestVirginia will be in-tegrated into the other sevenshows. Of course, there's a WestVirginia component to everyshow, because there are so manyWestVirginians involved with theproduction of it.

A West Virginia native fromBridgeport, Host and ExecutiveProducer Curtis Fleming travelsthe world to find and experiencethe best hunting and fishing. TheJan. 1 episode, entitled“Pipestem Trout Wrangler,” wasshot on a remote portion of theBluestone River in November.

Of course, this is great eyecandy for flyfishermen, but itgives a national audience achance to see some of the greatwaters we have in this state.

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The bad news is right after therecent school shooting, Sen. JoeManchin, (D-WV) went on na-tional television immediately,saying he's ready for some guncontrol.

He said “I don't know anyone

who in the hunting or sportingarena that goes out with an as-sault rifle. I don't know anybodythat needs 30 rounds in the clipto go hunting.”

Now, I've said this before, butthe Second Amendment has ab-solutely nothing whatsoever todo with hunting. He should knowthat.

I also recall how Manchinpromised and promised andpromised that he would defendour Second Amendment rightswhen he was trying to get ourvotes, but that's certainly notwhat he has done. To say that hesold West Virginia gun ownersout for 13 pieces of silver mightbe a bit much – I'll have to calmdown some before I'll be able todecide. But I am certainly nothappy and neither should anyother West Virginia gun owner.Contact David Payne Sr. at

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Outdoors Roundup

Good News and Bad News

DNR using Christmas trees toimprove fish habitat

The West Virginia Departmentof Environmental Protection andthe Division of Natural Resourcescollected live Christmas trees atthe Capitol Market in CharlestonSaturday.

The tree recycling eventyielded around 500 trees last year.The DEP coordinates the collec-tion and the DNR uses the treesfor habitat improvement.

The DNR takes these trees andputs them in lakes across thestate to improve fish habitat. Thetrees provide excellent hiding andfeeding areas for fish and otheraquatic creatures. This is theninth year of the program.Iowa has another confirmed

CWD caseA buck harvested at the Pine

Ridge Hunting Preserve in DavisCounty has tested positive forchronic wasting disease (CWD),which is the third positive test forthe fatal disease at this facility.

The initial positive sample wasconfirmed in July that was sub-

mitted from a deer shot in De-cember 2011.The second positivetest was confirmed December 12from a deer harvested Dec. 1.

As part of the Iowa Departmentof Natural Resources’ CWD re-sponse plan, the hunting pre-serve has been providing testsamples from each deer shot atits facility. So far, 195 deer andnine elk have been taken accord-ing to the depopulation agree-ment with the landowner. Clientsat the hunting preserve are onlyallowed to take the cape andantlers attached to a clean skullplate from the facility.

The DNR is continuing to col-lect samples of wild deer har-vested from the five mile zonesurrounding the facility with agoal of 300 samples. Iowa’s deerseasons run through Jan. 20. Iowais one of several states, includingWest Virginia, which have hadconfirmed cases of CWD.Realtree debuts new camopat-

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JOHN F. ADAMS, JR.LOMAMARIE ASHWORTHHAZEL J. BAUGHMANSANDRA JO BOWENEMORY LEE "DOWN TOWN

BROWN" BROWNALBERT ROSS CLARKIVEL FOSTER COTTRELLKRISTY SHERI DONELSONTERESA EBERTRAYMOND “GEORGIE” FOS-

TERBILLY (BILL)WALKER GILLGRETA GREENEEVONHENDERSONJAMES REGGIE HOWARDORVILLE JUNIONHUGHESCHARLES LUCIAN LATHEYCAROL FAITH LEWISBESSIE J.MARTINDOROTHY M. (STUPAK) MC-

CANNAILDAMAEMORRISONWALLACE E. PIERCEVIRGINIA PATTERSON PRISKSTEVEN EUGENE RAMELLAHOWARD EDWARD RHODESFORREST MCBRIDE "MACK"

SAULTONHERBERT L. "HERB" SCITESPATTIE LOU SMITHDONALD LEROY STARCHERERNIEMURELL STUTLERLAUREN ELIZABETH SWANNBILL THORPECHARLES E.TILLEYLORETTA A.TULLOHAIRIS D.WOODRUM

JOHN F. ADAMS, JR.John F. Adams, Jr. 65, of St. Al-

bans, passed away Tuesday, De-cember 18, 2012, at his home.

Born January 27, 1947, inCharleston, John was a son of thelate John F. Sr. and Geraldine ViaAdams. He was also preceded indeath by his sister, Joyce AnnAdams-Craig.

He retired with 25 years ofservice from Union Carbide Cor-poration, South Charleston andserved his country in the UnitedStates Army.

He is survived by his son,Johnathan Adams (Rose Bragg) ofSt. Albans; daughter, Elizabeth"Lainy" Adams of Hurricane;brothers, Michael Adams ofCharleston and Phillip Adams ofSouth Charleston; six grandchil-dren, Khalil Sturdavent, TanieshaSturdavent, Jerlissa Sturdavent,Jordan Williams, Tiara Adams,Isaiah Adams; and a host ofnieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, December 26, 2012at St. Paul Baptist Church, St. Al-bans with Rev. Michael A. Pokeofficiating. Burial was in Donel C.Kinnard Memorial StateVeteransCemetery, Dunbar.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans, was in chargeof arrangements.

LOMAMARIEASHWORTH

Loma Marie Ashworth, 88, ofHurricane, died Saturday, De-

cember 29, 2012, at HubbardHospice House.

She was a homemaker and wasa member of the Order of theEastern Star Chapter 116, Hurri-cane. She was preceded in deathby her husband of 54 years,Charles Ashworth; parents, Lewisand Ida Stacie Fowler; brothers,Nile, Bill, Volley and HomerFowler; and sisters, Ida, Edith,Mae, Robbie and Devona.

Surviving are her son, Jim Ash-worth of Charlotte, N.C.; daugh-ter, Sharon Cook of Madison;grandchildren, J.D. Cook ofMadison and Nich and ChelseaAshworth, both of Charlotte,N.C.; great-grandchild, NatalieMarie Cook, and future great-grandchild, Allison Renee Cook;and special family friend, RogerHardway.

Services were heldWednesday,January 2 at Good Shepherd Mor-tuary, South Charleston, with theRev. David Pence officiating. Bur-ial was in Tyler Mountain Mem-ory Gardens, Cross Lanes.

HAZEL J. BAUGHMANHazel J. Baughman, Our Angel,

89, of Hurricane, formerly of Tor-nado, went to be with her Lord,December 28, 2012.

She was born December 9,1923, in Herold, a daughter ofSpurgeon and Mamie Pierson. Inaddition to her parents, she waspreceded in death by her hus-band, Alden E. Baughman; twobrothers, Burk, and Walter; sis-ters, Ina, Dottie, Mabel, Grace,and Katherine.

She was a member ofHumphreys United MethodistChurch for over 45 years. Sheloved flowers, gardening, cookingand fishing. She was a very givingand loving person to all she knew.

She is survived by son, CraigBaughman and his wife Patti, ofTornado; daughter, BrendaWheeler, of Hurricane; grand-sons, Jim Wheeler and BethStutzman and Aaron Wheelerand his wife Tammy, all of Pa.;great-grandchildren, Gavin,Brady, Lindsay, Lorelai, LillianHazel and Emily; and manynieces and nephews.

Celebration of Hazel's life washeld Sunday, December 30, 2012at Casdorph & Curry FuneralHome with Pastor Patty Runnionofficiating. She was laid to rest inMiddle Run Church Cemetery,Frametown.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Humphreys UnitedMethodist Church, P.O. Box 174,Tornado,WV 25202.

Online condolences can besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

SANDRA JO BOWENSandra Jo Bowen, 54, of Nitro,

passed away December 22, 2012,at Hubbard Hospice House,Charleston, following a long ill-ness.

She was a homemaker and amember of Mount Pleasant Bap-tist Church, Elkview.

Preceding her in death were

her husband, Gerald Bowen andfather, Johnny Dolin.

Surviving are her daughters,Tara Valleau of Scott Depot,Heather Walls of Hurricane andAmber Bowen of Nitro; mother,Glenda Dolin of Fayetteville,N.C.; brothers, Johnny Dolin Jr. ofCharlotte, N.C., Sean Dolin ofClinton, N.C., and Adam Dolin ofBurlington, N.C.; sister, DawnLutes of Fayetteville, N.C.; andgrandchildren, MacKenzie Val-leau, Ainsley Valleau and JacobWalls.

In keeping with Sandra'swishes, her body was cremated. Amemorial service was heldThursday, December 27, atMount Pleasant Baptist Church,Elkview, with Pastor Lee Swor of-ficiating.

Fidler and Frame FuneralHome, Belle, was in charge ofarrangements.

EMORY LEE "DOWNTOWNBROWN" BROWNEmory Lee "Down Town

Brown" Brown, 71, of Charleston,passed away Sunday, December23, 2012, at his residence.

He was born in Charleston onMarch 2, 1941. He was an enter-tainer around the Charlestonarea for 55 years, having lastworked atWCAW as a DJ. He wasa loving father, grandfather,brother and friend to all whoknew him well.

He was preceded in death byhis mother, Juanita Gaylor; fatherwho raised him, Charles Gaylor;biological father, Emery Ellis;brother, Kenner Gaylor; and son-in-law, Ronald Bennett.

Emory is survived by his lovingcompanion, Alice Byrd; children,Darlene (Dale) Smithson, Debbie(Lane) Glantz, Brandon Brownand Amber Brown; grandchil-dren, Brandon Smithson, BryceSmithson, Casey Brown, ElijahBennett, Maxwell Brown andMaya Bennett; sister, Pat (Ervin)Stuart; brother, Luther (Susie)Gaylor; and many uncles, auntsand nieces and nephews.

At Emory's request, his bodywas cremated.

A memorial service was heldMonday, December 31, at themausoleum chapel in Floral HillsGarden of Memories, Sissonville,with the Rev. Norvell Atkins offi-ciating.

The online guestbook forEmory Lee Brown may be ac-cessed at www.stevensand-grass.com.

Stevens & Grass Funeral Home,Malden, was in charge of thearrangements.

ALBERT ROSS CLARKAlbert Ross Clark, of St. Albans,

peacefully completed his journeyhome on Christmas Eve, Decem-ber 24, 2012. He was 89-yearsyoung.

Albert was born on New Year'sDay in 1923 in Princeton. He wasthe third child of Emma RuthHarvey Clark and Albert RossClark Sr. Albert graduated fromHinton High School in 1941. He

served with the United StatesNavy during World War II. He re-tired from Union Carbide in In-stitute (Dow Chemical) in 1986.Albert was an artist, working inwood, oil painting, glass paintingand pen and ink.

Albert was a dedicated mem-ber of Highlawn Baptist Churchin St. Albans. Albert served onvarious committees at Highlawn.There are numerous memoriesthat will live on in Highlawn Bap-tist Church in the form of stainedglass and building work that Al-bert created for the church.

Albert was preceded in deathby his parents, Emma and AlbertClark Sr. He was also preceded indeath by four siblings, MaryHelen Clark, Frances Clark Horst,Thomas Nathan Clark and theRev. Harvey Clark.

Albert is survived by his wife of63 years, Mary Perry Clark; sister,Geraldine Beshears (Charles),and brother, Ralph Fulton Clark(Jane). He is survived by daugh-ters, Reba Clark Denzie (John)and Ellen Clark (RichardWilliams). Also surviving are fivegrandchildren, Vanessa Adkins(Frank), Meghan Quillen, AudreyRay (Greg), Robert Denzie andOlivia Denzie. Whitney JadeSmith and Richard Adkins aresurviving great-grandchildren.

The family would like to extenda heartfelt thank you to all of thestaff on 4West at Charleston Me-morial Hospital. Their kind, com-passionate care during the lastdays of Albert's life will always beremembered.

Services were held at HighlawnBaptist Church, St. Albans, onSaturday, December 29, with Pas-tor Mark Stauffer officiating. Bur-ial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

The family requests that familyand friends make donations tothe charity of their choice.

Curry Funeral Home, AlumCreek, assisted the family witharrangements.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.curryfuneralhome.org.

IVEL FOSTERCOTTRELL

Ivel Foster Cottrell, 97 of Nor-walk, OH, formerly of Hurricane,WV, passed away on December22, 2012. She was born on De-cember 27, 1914, the daughter ofthe late, Walter and Clara ErwinFoster. She was preceded in deathby her husband of 62 years, Car-son L. Cottrell, her two brothers,Edward and Allen Foster, sister,Selma Foster Nixon, son-in-law,Harold W. Wackenheim, MD,grandson, J. Andrew Basham andgreat-grandson, Tyler Dean.

She is survived by her twodaughters, Joann C.Wackenheimof Norwalk, OH and Sharon C.(H.R.) Basham of Hurricane, WV,a sister,, Mary Foster Smith ofHolgate, OH, three granddaugh-ters, Beth Proctor, Sheri(Matthew) Germane and Susan(Gregory) Hinshaw, 10 greatgrandchildren and 7 great grand-

children.Ivel graduated from Hurricane

High School and attendedGlenville State College and was amember of Phi Mu GammaSorority. She was a member of theFirst Baptist Church, Hurricaneand was active in the children’sministry, women’s missions aswell as many other positions. Shewas an active member of the Hur-ricane Women’s Club and re-ceived recognition as a 50 yearmember.

Mrs. Cottrell worked for theWVDept. of Public Assistance andwas a librarian at the HurricanePublic Library. She was instru-mental in the organization of theHurricane Library which was acommunity project sponsored bythe HurricaneWomen’s Club. Shewas the first “Book Mobile Librar-ian” which was the forerunner ofthe Hurricane Public Library.

Celebration of Ivels life washeld Thursday, December 27,2012 at the First Baptist Church ofHurricane with Pastors JamesLutz and James McGehee officiat-ing. Interment followed in ValleyView Cemetery, Hurricane,WV.

Henson Mortuary, Bar-boursville was honored care forthe family.

Online condolences and mem-ories may also be shared with thefamily by visiting www.henson-mortuary.com.

KRISTY SHERIDONELSON

Kristy Sheri Donelson, 46, of St.Albans, daughter, of the lateFrances Oliver and Larry Ash,both of St. Albans, went to bewith her heavenly Father onThursday December 20, 2012,after a long courageous battleagainst breast cancer.

She leaves behind her hus-band, Stephen Donelson; sons,Jeremy Barnes of Clarksburg,Nathan Barnes of Barboursvilleand Zachary Barnes of St. Albans;two step -daughters, Valerie Lee(Cary) of Wylie, Texas andHeather Haberman (Will) ofPlano, Texas; granddaughters,Faith and Alyssa Haberman andthe expected arrival of grandson,Adrian Barnes; sister, KasiaMeadows (Chris Withrow) of St.Albans; brothers, Matt Oliver(Nikki) of St. Albans, Mark Oliver(Jackie) of Aurora, Colorado,Larry Ash (Michelle) of St. Albans;nieces, Allie, Abigail, Addison,Reagan, Mattie, Caitlyn andHaley; nephews, Samuel andSeth; step- father, Gary Oliver ofSt. Albans and step-mother,Norma Ash of St. Albans.

Kristy was a 1984 graduate ofSt. Albans High School and at-tended WVSU. She worked vari-ous jobs during her life. She was amember of Nitro Church ofChrist, where she also served asthe secretary, a job she loveddoing. Her main purpose in life,however, was caretaker for herspecial needs son, Zachary. Kristydevoted her life to Zachary to en-sure he had every opportunityand privilege, as every other

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child. Vacation trips, SpecialOlympics, challenger leaguebaseball or just out and abouttown, Zachary was always at herside. You would not find a moredevoted and loving mother. Herdevotion to Zachary was anamazing example of love, sacri-fice and dedication that touchedthe hearts of every one they met.Her smile was infectious and herfaith was an inspiration beyondcompare. All through her struggleagainst breast cancer she neverlost her smile, sense of humor,grace or dignity. She was a veryspecial woman in every possibleway and the world will be adarker place because her lightnow shines in Heaven.

Services were held Sunday, De-cember 23, 2012 at Nitro Churchof Christ with Craig Culbertsonofficiating, followed by burial atCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans.

Kristy requested that dona-tions are made to the David LeeCancer Center so others wouldhave a chance to beat this terribledisease.

You may share online condo-lences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

Bartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans was in charge ofarrangements.

TERESA EBERTTeresa Ebert 52, ofTeaysValley,

W.Va., died Dec. 27.Myers Funeral Home, Sis-

tersville, WV was in charge ofarrangements.

There were no services sched-uled.

RAYMOND“GEORGIE”FOSTER

Raymond “Georgie” Foster, 57,of Culloden, WV, passed awayTuesday, December 25, 2012 athis residence.

Funeral services were con-ducted Friday, December 28,2012 at Heck Funeral Home, Mil-ton with the Rev. Ray Sovine offi-ciating. Burial followed inCulloden Cemetery.

He was born April 7, 1955 inCabell County, WV, a son of thelate George R. and Jewell A.Thomasson Foster.

Georgie is survived by twobrothers, Clinton Foster and hiswife, Twenda of Culloden andLawrence Foster and his wife,Cheryl of Hurricane; three sisters,Donna Norris and her husband,Ed of Hurricane, Geneive Glennof Hurricane and Ruby Davis andher husband, Truman of Cullo-den.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.heckfuneralhome.com

BILLY (BILL)WALKER GILL

Billy (Bill)Walker Gill, 75, of St.Albans, passed away at home,Monday, December 24, 2012.

Born May 31, 1937, Bill was ason of the late Burnes and Esta

Gill of Clay. He was preceded indeath by wives, Nina and Freda,both of which he lost to cancer;daughter, Lisa; brothers,Leonard, Buster, Lemoin, Lester,Burnes, Jr. and Paul; three sisters,Betty, Leoria and Katherine.

He is survived by daughter,Angie Gill; stepson, Marty Kerns;stepdaughter, Karla Baire andhusband, Steve; six grandchil-dren, Caylen Baire, Kelsea Gill,Matthew Samples and Alex,Austin and Sarah Kerns.

Bill retired as the composingmanager with 36 years of servicefrom Charleston Newspapers,served his country in the UnitedStates Navy and was the youngestmayor of the town Clay at the ageof 20.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, January 2, 2013 atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans.

You may share memories orcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

GRETA GREENEGreta Greene, 77, of St. Albans,

passed away Friday, December21, 2012 at her residence, with herfamily by her side.

She was a former employee ofHolz Meat Company. She was aUS Air ForceVeteran and a mem-ber of East End Church of Christ,St. Albans.

She is survived by her sons,David Greene, of Elkview, and Za-ckory Neal Greene, of St. Albans;daughter,Teresa Greene, of St. Al-bans; six grandchildren, twogreat-grandchildren; brother,Russell Hirst; aunt, Madge Lore,of St. Albans; and a host of closefriends and family.

And in honoring her wishes shewas cremated and a memorialservice will be held at a later date.

Online condolences can besent to the family at www.casdor-phandcurry.com.

EVONHENDERSONEvon Henderson, age 90,

passed away on Wednesday, De-cember 26, 2012 with her familyby her side.

Born June 28, 1922 inTeaysVal-ley, she was a daughter of the lateGeorge Clifford and Gladys Fin-ley Coyner. She was also pre-ceded in death by her husband of72 years Billy L. Henderson, Oc-tober 3, 2012.

A graduate of Hurricane HighSchool, she was a lifelong mem-ber of First Baptist Church, Hur-ricane and was active many ofthe area civic clubs and organiza-tions in her younger years as wellas being an avid golfer. She wasloved by all who knew her and itwas a blessing just being herfriend. Evon treated everyonewith love and respect.

Surviving are her daughter,Christie Garthee (Jim) ofGreenup, KY; her son, Scott Hen-derson (Connie) of Hurricane;four grandchildren and theirspouses and seven great-grand-children.

A heartfelt thanks to her won-derful caregivers Becky Porter,Debra Scites, Nicole Bevins,Donna Brock, Brenda Black andDottie Bevins as well as her spe-cial Hospice nurse, Laura Lesliefor their care and compassion.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, January 1, 2013 at Chap-man Funeral Home, Hurricanewith Dr. James Lutz and JimMcGehee officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Hurricane Town Ceme-tery, Hurricane.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.

Memorial contributions maybe made in Evon’s memory toHospicecare, 1606 KanawhaBlvd.,W, Charleston,WV 25302.

JAMES REGGIEHOWARD

James Reggie Howard, 51, of St.Albans, went home to be with theLord on December 26, 2012, atThomas Memorial Hospital inSouth Charleston.

He was born September 5,1961, in Charleston. He was theson of the late Frank and LeathaHoward.

Reggie enjoyed traveling, goingto the dog track, bowling, skatingand attending workshop at Rem.He was of the Baptist faith.

Left to cherish his memory arebrothers, Frank Howard ofCharleston, Timothy Howard(Brenda) of Oak Hill, LeroyHoward (Brenda) of Durham,N.C., and Clinton Howard (Betty)of Bowie, Md.; a nephew, TimHoward II of Beckley; one niece,Nikitia Manns of Beckley; fostermother, Lillian Durgan Colemanof St. Albans; Wamarc Neal,AmadiWarpora, Lee - Dorah andMichael Durgan, caregiver.

Special thanks to TwaniaWright, George Robrerto andCAMC General Dunbar Rehab.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, December 29, at DurganFuneral Home, Beckley, with theRev. Walter Leach and ElderThomas Allen officiating. Burialfollowed in Meadow HavenCemetery, Ingle Branch.

Arrangements were by DurganFuneral Home, Beckley,WV, Dur-ganFuneralHome1@frontier.com.

ORVILLE JUNIONHUGHES

Orville Junior Hughes, 81, of St.Albans; son of Henderson andEmma Hardway Hughes, went toheaven on Friday, December 28,2012, at Thomas Memorial Hos-pital.

He was born on September 9,1931, in Clay County.

He retired from University ofCharleston after several years ofservice. Junior was a veteran ofthe Korean War, serving both inthe infantry and food service. Hewas a member of the St. AlbansChurch of the Nazarene.

Junior is survived by his wife of54 years, Edith and his children,Ron of Charleston, Cheryl Fieldsof St. Albans, Debbie Cochran of

Scott Depot; seven grandchil-dren, Christa Montgomery, KarenRitchie, B.T. Cochran, KathyMontgomery, Lindsay Cochran,Katie Hughes and Katelyn Fields;and two great-grandchildren,Ayden and Arianna; brothers,James of Iowa, Jerry of Nebraska,Bill of Ohio; sister, Irene Inghramof Shrewsbury and several niecesand nephews.

Funeral services were heldMonday, December 31, 2012 atBartlett-Chapman FuneralHome, St. Albans with PastorSteve Nester officiating. Burialfollowed in Cunningham Memo-rial Park, St. Albans.

You may share memories andcondolences with the family atwww.bartlettchapmanfuneral-home.com.

CHARLES LUCIANLATHEY

Charles Lucian Lathey, 77, ofLeon,WV, died Friday, December21, 2012 at home.

He was born February 7, 1935in Leon,WV, a son of the late JohnWesley Lathey and Effie Nebraska(Valentine) Lathey.

Charles was a member of Trin-ity United Methodist Church,and was retired from theGoodyear Plant as a mainte-nance mechanic. He was also, aU.S. Navy veteran; member ofAmerican Legion Post No. 23 ofPoint Pleasant, V.F.W., DisabledAmericanVeterans, and the PointPleasant Moose Lodge.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by severalbrothers and sisters.

Surviving are his wife, AliceAnn (Goff) Lathey of Leon; sonand daughter-in-law, CharlesMurphy Lathey and AngelaLathey of Gallipolis, OH; two sis-ters, Maxine Bearden of Indi-anapolis, IN, and Shirley (Larry)Sult of Winston Salem, NC; onebrother, Elmer Lathey of Center-burg, OH; two sisters-in-law, Au-dreyYoung of Point Pleasant, andJean (Tom) Nebbergall of Miller-sport, OH; and several nieces andnephews.

Funeral services were heldThursday, December 27, 2012, atWilcoxen Funeral Home in PointPleasant with Pastor Jim Kelly of-ficiating. Burial followed at theMt. Zion Cemetery in Leon. Mili-tary graveside rites were given bythe Navy Honor Guard andAmerican Legion Post No. 23 ofPoint Pleasant.

Online condolences may bemade at www.wilcoxenfuneral-home.com.

CAROL FAITH LEWISMrs. Carol Faith Lewis, 68, of

Bancroft, passed away Friday De-cember 21, 2012.

Carol was retired from PutnamCounty Schools as a Library Aidand was a Baptist.

Carol is preceded in death byher husband Billy Joe Lewis; par-ents, Ersle and Georgia BosticBrowning; and three brothers,Johnny, Hanky and RobbieBrowning.

She is survived by daughter,Carolyn Jean Diehl of Bancroft;sister, Betty Craig of Eleanor; sis-ter-in-law, Deborah Browning ofMarion, Ohio; grandchildren,Toni MichelleWalker, Brandi Nic-hole Diehl-Smith, Brittany ReneDiehl and Tyler Charles Diehl;two great-grandchildren, SydneyMarie Walker and Luna CaliSmith; and a multitude of familyand friends.

At Carol's request there were noservices and she was cremated.

Gatens-Harding FuneralHome, Poca assisted the Lewisfamily.

Online condolences may besent to www.hardingfamily-group.com.

BESSIE J.MARTINBessie J. Martin, 76, of Nitro,

passed away at Thomas Memo-rial Hospital after a short illness.

Bessie had lived most of her lifein Nitro, loved to feed the squir-rels and the birds and loved to lis-ten toWQBE.

She was preceded in death byher husband of 48 years, JackMartin; and brother, Gene Dyer.

Bessie is survived by herdaughters, Debbie Gibson andthe late Denny Gibson of Nitro,Jackie Halstead and husband,David, of St. Albans, Sharon Mar-tin and companion, Glen Black,of Nitro, Stacie Bateman of Nitro,Brian Bateman of St. Albans; sis-ters, Louise Ratcliff, Mae Slazoand Nell Tyree; brothers, BobDyer and Fred Dyer; half-sisters,Judy Hackney, Earnestine Gilker-son and Donna Kay Pearson;half-brother, James "Bud"Napier; granddaughters, KellyMyers and Paige Bateman;grandson, Isaac Bateman; great-grandson, Charles Wesley James;step-grandsons, Jeremy andBrian Halstead; step-great-granddaughters, Destiny, Emileeand Makenzie Halstead; and twogodchildren, Matthew and CaraBeth England.

Private services were held forfamily and close friends.

Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro,was in charge of the arrange-ments.

You may express online condo-lences at www.cookefuneral-home.com.

DOROTHYM. (STUPAK)MCCANNA

Dorothy M. (Stupak) Mc-Canna, 80, of Hurricane, formerlyof Penn Hills, Pa., died Friday,December 28, 2012, after a longillness.

She was the wife of the lateArthur McCanna; mother ofArthur Jr. (Patty), Katie (Dale)Collins and Maureen (George)Gunnell; and grandmother ofLindsay, Kimberly and NatalieGunnell and Miranda McCanna.She is also survived by MonaPapay and many nieces andnephews.

Dorothy's family would like toextend their deepest gratitude tothe staff at Angel Avenue AssistedLiving for their loving care and

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friendship over the past severalyears and thanks to Hospice ofCharleston for their care andsupport.

Mass of Christian Burial tookplace Wednesday, January 2,2013, at St. Susanna Church,Penn Hills, Pa.

The family acknowledges con-tributions to a charity of choice.

ILDAMAEMORRISONIlda Mae Morrison (nee

Briscoe), 85, of Scott Depot, wascalled to the Lord on Monday,December 24, 2012.

She was preceded in death byher parents, James and LulaBriscoe; brothers, Raymond,Ralph, James and MalcolmBriscoe; sister, Opal Landers; andher adored daughter, Jane Ellen.

Ilda was an active member ofCharleston's Baptist Temple andthe Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are her husband of64 years, Marvin Morrison; sis-ters, Kathryn VanDyke andClarice Taylor; daughter, KarenMerkel; and two granddaughters,Kathryn Ellen Ball and Sara JaneMerkel.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, December 29, at ChapmanFuneral Home, Hurricane, withDr. Dennis L. Johnson officiating.Burial followed in Forest Memo-rial Park, Milton.

Online condolences may alsobe made by visiting www.chap-manfuneralhomes.com.

The family would like to extendtheir gratitude to Jack and Con-nie Burgess and family for theirkindness and assistance.

WALLACE E. PIERCEWallace Eugene "Wally" Pierce,

83, of Scott Depot, went to rest inheaven on December 18, 2012.

Hewaspreceded indeathbyhisparents, Saint Lawrence and Bon-nie Lois (Halfhill) Pierce; his son,Ira Spencer Pierce; and his wife of45 years, Addie Lou (Call) Pierce.

Left to cherish his memory ishis daughter, Pamela Sue Pierce-Sims of Scott Depot; sister, Bar-bara Lois (Pierce) Harris of ScottDepot; four grandchildren, TonyaPierce of Chicago, Ill., TyronePierce of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., De-vona Sims and Angelika Sims ofScott Depot; two nieces, TerriLynn (Harris) Downing of Chilli-cothe, OH and Stephanie Laine(Harris) Salz of Tempe, Ariz.

Wally was born January 16,1929, inHenderson.He graduatedfrom Charleston High School in1945 and completed one year atMorris Harvey College before hejoined the Navy in 1946. Hetrained first in Bainbridge, Mary-land (Company 4669) and servedon the USS Albany. Then he com-pleted courses for Radio Seamanin San Diego, Calif. before beingstationed at the US Naval Stationin Kodiak, Alaska. After dischargehe returned to Morris Harvey Col-lege, where he graduated "CumLaude" in 1953 with a B.S. degreein Business Administration.

After 36 years of employmentwith Columbia Gas Transmission

Corp., Wally retired in 1989, butthroughout his life he was in-volved in manyother activities: hewas a Boy Scout; he was a mem-ber of the Loyal Order of theMoose Lodge #1444; he and AddieLou were youth leaders at TeaysValley Presbyterian Church from1971-1974, where he also servedas an elder, and was a member for41 years. In addition he was a vol-unteer accountant for Habitat forHumanity.

Wally really loved sports andshowed it as an athletic booster atSouth Charleston High School1961-1965; as a scorer for Ira'strack team, which led to becom-ing an official with the KanawhaValleyTrack and Field Associationfor almost 30 years; he was also aband booster at Winfield Jun-ior/Senior High Schools from1973-1979.

Wally lovingly and tenderlycared for his wife Addie Lou untilher death in 2001, but he neverlost his zest for life and laughter.He will be sorely missed, butnever forgotten.

The family requests donationsto be made to Mountaineer Habi-tat for Humanity, 815Court Street,Charleston, WV 25301 in hismemory.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, December 21, 2012 at Chap-man Funeral Home, Hurricane;burial followed in CunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans.

VIRGINIA PATTERSONPRISK

Virginia Patterson Prisk, 99, ofHurricane, died Dec. 22, 2012. Amemorial service will be held inthe near future. Chapman Fu-neral Home, Hurricane, was incharge of the arrangements.

STEVEN EUGENERAMELLA

Steven Eugene Ramella, 54, ofSt. Albans, died Sunday, Decem-ber 23, 2012, at Hubbard HospiceHouse West, South Charleston,after a long illness.

Steven was preceded in deathby his father, Joe Ramella; andmother, Jenny Hawkins.

He is survived by his compan-ion, Claudia Lewis of St. Albans;stepfather, Vaughn Hawkins ofHurricane; sisters, Debbie Mc-Cormick, Diane Booker and Ron-nie Roberts, all of St. Albans; andbrothers, Terry Ramella of Win-field and David Ramella of St. Al-bans.

At Steven's request, he was cre-mated and no services were heldat this time.

Arrangements were under thedirection of Bartlett-ChapmanFuneral Home, St. Albans.

HOWARD EDWARDRHODES

Howard Edward Rhodes, 82, ofPoca, passed away Saturday, De-cember 29, 2012, at his home, fol-lowing a short illness. He was a1948 graduate of Point PleasantHigh School and a 55-year mem-ber of Poca United Methodist

Church. He worked for manyyears at Ohio Apex, AmericanVis-cose and retired from the state ofWest Virginia Department ofHealth and Human Resources.

Born September 3, 1930, hewas the son of the late Edwardand Elizabeth Waugh Rhodes. Inaddition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by his sister,Junita Ord; and son-in-law,Sammy Harrison.

Survivors include his lovingwife of 61 years, HenriettaRhodes; son, Steve (Brenda)Rhodes of Bancroft; daughter,Gail Harrison of Black Betsy; sis-ter, Virginia Newman of Gallipo-lis, Ohio; grandchildren, StephenRhodes II of Bancroft, KimberlyRhodes of Cross Lanes and ShaneHarrison of Cross Lanes; andgreat-grandchildren, HaleighJade Rhodes of Buffalo and BaileyHarrison of Cross Lanes.

The family would like to extenda special thanks to CarlaZielinske, RN, Stacy Jarrett, RN,Chaplain PeteThompson and theentire Hospice Care organizationfor the excellent care they pro-vided for Howard.

Funeral services were heldMonday December 31, at PocaUnited Methodist Church, Poca,with the Rev. SteveWhite officiat-ing. Entombment followed atHaven of Rest Memory Gardens,Red House.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to Hos-piceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd.W.,Charleston, WV 25387; or PocaUnited Methodist Church, P.O.Box 112, Poca,WV 25159.

Online condolences may besent to the Rhodes family, andthe online guestbook signed, byvisiting www.raynesfuneral-home.com.

Raynes Funeral Home EleanorChapel, Eleanor, was in charge ofarrangements.

FORRESTMCBRIDE"MACK" SAULTON

Forrest McBride "Mack"Saulton, 78, of Liberty, was calledhome on December 26, 2012.

Born December 8, 1934, inSouthCharleston,Mackwas a sonof the late JamesH. Sr. andMinnieA. Bare Saulton. In addition to hisparents, he was preceded in deathbyolder brother, JamesH. SaultonJr.

Mack was a 1954 graduate ofSouth Charleston High Schooland proudly served with the ArmyNational Guard 150th Armor Divi-sion. He was formerly employedby Baker Equipment and retiredfrom Union Carbide, Instituteplant in 1992 after 32 years. Hewas a volunteer with the TeaysValley Fire Department while liv-ing in Scott Depot and a memberof Center Point CommunityChurch in Liberty.

Surviving are his wife of 55years, BerthaMyers Saulton; olderbrother, John C. Saulton of Park-ersburg; children, Tim Saulton ofLiberty andTammy and husband,James Clifton, also of Liberty;grandchildren, Kristi Saulton Mc-

Donald and husband, Michael, ofHurricane, Lillian Clifton, SarahSaulton and Alissa Clifton, all ofLiberty; and great-grandson,Keller Saulton Marcus of Hurri-cane.

Funeral services were held Sat-urday, December 29, at ChapmanFuneralHome,Winfield,withpas-tors AlvieWitt andLeroyMeadowsofficiating. Burial followed inCunningham Memorial Park, St.Albans, with full military honorsprovided by James E. MarshallAmerican Legion Post 187, Win-field.

The family suggests memorialcontributions in Mack's name aremade to Center Point CommunityChurch, Route 1 Box 274, Liberty,WV 25124.

To share a memory or expresscondolences, please visitwww.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

Chapman Funeral Home, Win-field, was honored to handle Mr.Saulton's arrangements.

HERBERT L. "HERB"SCITES

Sunday, December 23, 2012,after a long illness, Herbert L."Herb" Scites ofHurricane arrivedin Heaven just in time to celebratehis 81st birthday.

Herb was born inWest Hamlin,a son of the late James Freer andMaggie Isaacs Scites. He was alsopreceded in death by his lovingwife, Janet Dunlap Scites; hisbrother, James F. Scites Jr.; and sis-ters, Bonnie Weaver, SaundraMatter and Anna Katherine Van-deLinde.

Herb grew up in LincolnCounty and was a 1949 graduateof Guyan Valley High School. Healso graduated from Morris Har-vey College in 1957 and receivedhis master's degree from MarshallUniversity in 1961. His profes-sional career as a public schoolsemployee included serving ascoach and assistant superintend-ent of schools for Lincoln Countyand as assistant superintendent,superintendent and principal inPutnam County. At the time of hisretirement he was serving as prin-cipal of Poca Middle School. Edu-cation was an important part ofHerb's life and he helped and en-couraged everyone he knew tokeep learning and continue tobetter themselves.

Herb was a Christian and amember and former board mem-ber of Glad Tidings Assembly ofGod, Hurricane. He was also amember of the Odd FellowsLodge, Knights of Pythias and wasan avid reader and golfer. Heserved his country with theUnited States Air Force during theKoreanWar.

Surviving are his daughter,Robin (William) Searls of Hurri-cane; his two grandchildren,Haley Jo and James Parker Searls,also ofHurricane; his sisters, BettyJ. Austin of Churchland, Md., andPeggy Matheny of Atlanta, Ga.;special nephew, JackWeaver; andmany other nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Fri-

day, December 28, at ChapmanFuneral Home, Hurricane, withPastor Rebekah Jarrell and JimMcGehee officiating. Burial, withmilitary honors, followed inValleyView Memorial Park, Hurricane.

The family would like to thankHerb's special caregivers, DelorisPerry, Tonya Byrd and Mason andDebbie Kirk for their support andcompassion.

The family suggests memorialcontributions are made to theAmerican Heart Association, 162Court St., Charleston,WV 25301.

PATTIE LOU SMITHPattie Lou Smith, 45, of Win-

field, passed away Friday Decem-ber 28, 2012, at St. Mary'sMedical Center following a longillness. Born June 24, 1967, shewas the daughter of Louise CainSmith of Eleanor and the lateCarrol L. Smith. In addition to herfather, she was preceded in deathby her paternal grandparents,Sullivan Agie and Mary StutlerSmith; maternal grandparents,Yvonne Perkins Cain and ArthurJ. Cain.

In addition to her mother sheis survived by her caregivers of 26years, Jesse and ReneeWhite andPam Thomas all of Winfield; sis-ter, Paula Lynn Luikart of Leon;brother, James Lee Smith ofEleanor; along with several aunts,uncles, nieces, nephews and ex-tended family.

Funeral services were heldMonday December 31, 2012 atRaynes Funeral Home, Buffalowith Pastor David Bailey officiat-ing. Burial followed at Mt. ZionCemetery, Given.

Online condolences may besent to the Smith family and theonline guestbook signed by visit-ingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

DONALD LEROYSTARCHER

Mr. Donald Leroy Starcher, 71,of Liberty, passed away Decem-ber 19, 2012, in Thomas Memo-rial Hospital.

Donald was retired from La-borers Local #1353. He enjoyedspending time with his threegrandkids, traveling mile aftermile watching them play sports.He also enjoyed gardening, fish-ing and hunting.

He is preceded in death by hisparents, Darrell and AddieStarcher; and brothers, Denzil,Ivan, Junior and Gary Dorsel.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs.Mona Starcher; daughters, Tinaand husband, Rancie Parkins ofRed House and Lisa and hus-band, Aaron Parkins of RedHouse; son, Terry Starcher of Re-ston, Va.; grandchildren, Cody,Chelsey and Hannah; sisters,Jean Miller of Cottageville, JanetCasto of Ripley, Sue and hus-band, Dave Greenhill ofZanesville, OH and Nancy andhusband, Marvin Parker ofColumbus, OH; and brothers,Gilbert and wife, Shirley Starcherof Given, Danny and wife, PhyllisStarcher of Poca, Troy and wife,Edna Starcher of Canal Winches-

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ter, OH, Chuck and wife, NeidaStarcher of Murfreesboro, Tenn.and Johnny and wife, BarbaraStarcher of Ravenswood,W.Va.

The family would like to say athank you to the 3rd floor staff atThomas Memorial Hospital andDr. Jogenpally and his staff.

A tribute to the life of Mr. Don-ald Starcher was held Saturday,December 22, 2012 at EmmaChapel Church with PastorsTommy Michels and KevinStarcher officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the church cemetery.

The family suggests donationsare made to the American CancerSociety.

Condolences may be sent tothe family by visiting www.hard-ingfamilygroup.com. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, Poca,assisted the Starcher family.

ERNIEMURELLSTUTLER

Ernie Murell Stutler, 65, ofLeon, passed away Tuesday, De-cember 25, 2012, at his home fol-lowing a long illness. He enjoyedplaying the fiddle and other mu-sical instruments, was an out-doorsman who loved to 'coonhunt and fish and, most of all, heloved and was loved by his fam-ily.

Born November 6, 1947, he wasthe son of the late Spencer Stut-ler and Corda F. Snyder Stutler. Inaddition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by sisters,Mabel Johnson, Clara Bauchmanand Dollie Adkins; and a brother,Donald Stutler.

Survivors include his lovingwife, Gladys Cole Stutler of Leon;daughters, Stacy Hughes of Buf-falo, Michele Sanders of Leonand Robin Hunsaker ofDelaware, Ohio; son, Paul Zellerof Delaware, Ohio; sisters, BettyGoodremont of Leon and MarieThaxton of Point Pleasant; broth-ers, Bob Stutler and Charles Stut-ler, both of Leon; 18grandchildren; one great-grand-child; 22 nieces and nephews;and a host of friends.

In lieu of flowers, the familysuggests donations be made to

Gladys Stutler, 980 BrownsvilleRoad, Leon, WV 25123, to helpoffset funeral expenses.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, December 28, at Raynes Fu-neral Home, Buffalo, with ElmerMiller officiating. Burial followedatWolfe Valley Cemetery, Leon.

Online condolences may besent to the Stutler family, and theonline guestbook signed, by visit-ingwww.raynesfuneralhome.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo,was in charge of arrangements.

LAUREN ELIZABETHSWANN

Lauren Elizabeth Swann, 13, ofCharleston, went home to bewith Jesus on Sunday, December23, 2012, at Cabell HuntingtonHospital ER.

She was a member of IvydaleBaptist Church, where she wassaved and baptized, and was aneighth-grade student at SouthCharleston Middle School. Lau-ren was known for her long darkhair, her big blue eyes and a verycaring and giving spirit, whichwas demonstrated by her last actof being an organ donor.

She is survived by her family,whom she dearly loved, motherand stepfather, Kelly and BobbyBarron; father and stepmother,Jeff and Chrisse Swann; brothers,Landon and Bryson Swann; step-sister and stepbrother, Jasmineand Jacob Bartholomew; grand-parents, Delbert and PauletteHuffman, John and Sharon Bar-ron, Greg and Marci Swann andRonnie and Carol Robinson;great-grandparents, Paul andDoris Hudson, Elizabeth "Libby"Huffman and Lewis and NancySwann; uncles and aunts, Tony(Johna) Huffman, Scott (Missy)Swann, Chris (Jamie) Swann,Josh (Cara) Swann, John (Alice)Barron, Sondi (Brad) Sutton,Nicky Hutchinson and Sarah Go-heen; honorary uncle, Al James;cousins, Luke and Olivia Huff-man,Ty and Hailey Swann, JacobBarron and Ashly Hardin; andspecial friend, Hailey Lemon.

Services were held Friday, De-cember 28, at Oakwood Baptist

Church, Charleston, with PastorBasil Hudson officiating. Burialfollowed in French Cemetery onBerry Hills Drive in Charleston.

The family requests contribu-tions to be made to the LaurenSwann Memorial Fund, c/o Ivy-dale Baptist Church, 1859 MiddleFork Drive, Charleston, WV25314.

Curry Funeral Home, AlumCreek, assisted the family witharrangements.

Online condolences may beexpressed to the family atwww.curryfuneralhome.org.

BILL THORPEBill Thorpe, 82, of Hurricane,

passed away Saturday, December22, 2012, at home after a short ill-ness. Bill was born in Middle-town, Ohio. He was the son of thelate William Thorpe and EffieThorpe. He was preceded indeath by his wife, Viola Thorpe,and numerous siblings.

Bill was a devoted father andgrandfather, spending manyhours with his family. He enjoyedwatching his sons run track andtaking his grandchildren anyplace they wanted to go. Heproudly served in the UnitedStates Army during the KoreanWar.

Survived by his daughter, SaraWhite and her husband, David, ofHurricane; sons, James Thorpeand wife, Kelli, and JosephThorpe, both of Austin,Texas; sis-ter, Mable Hart of Middletown,Ohio; grandchildren, JenniferGranger and her husband,Daniel, of Milton and SpencerWhite and Courtney White ofHurricane; five great-grandchil-dren; and numerous nieces andnephews.

A private service was held athis home. The family would liketo respectfully thank Hospice forthe loving care they provided tohim and his family.

His family requests that dona-tions are made in his name toHospice Care, 1606 KanawhaBlvd. W., Charleston, WV 25387-2536.

CHARLES E.TILLEYCharles "Ed"Tilley, 73, of St. Al-

bans, formerly of Princeton,W.Va., left this life to be with theLord on December 19, 2012.

Ed was born on September 19,1939, to the late Joseph and HazelTilley as the youngest of twelvechildren. He was a devoted hus-band to his teenage sweetheartGail for nearly 55 years. Also leftto cherish his memory are adaughter, CindyWilliams (Mark);son, Curtis (Gayle); son-in-lawRick DeBoard; 10 granddaugh-ters; three grandsons; and onegreat-grandson. Also survivingare a sister, Rachel Diegel; andbrothers, Roy and Lloyd Tilley.

He was preceded in death by adaughter, Pamela Lynn DeBoardin 2011; as well as several siblingsand relatives through the years.

Ed was a faithful member, ac-tive deacon, Sunday school andchildren's teacher at Lower FallsBaptist Church in St. Albans. Edserved for many years across thecountry as a volunteer mission-ary and interim pastor with theNorth American Mission Board.Ed is also fondly remembered forhis unique youth ministry knownas "Mr. Ed's Fun Box." Ed alsolovingly served the Lord throughhis fellowship and witness to oth-ers.

A graveside service was heldSaturday, December 22, 2012 atRoselawn Memorial Gardens inPrinceton,W.Va.

The family requests donationsto be made to HospiceCare ofKanawha CountyW.Va.

Services were entrusted toRoselawn Funeral Home andCemetery, Princeton,W.Va.

To leave online condolences,please visit www.roselawnfu-neral.com.

LORETTA A.TULLOHLoretta A. Tulloh passed away

Christmas Day 2012, surroundedby loved ones. Loretta was bornJuly 3, 1948. She was the firstchild of the late Freddie andEdith Petrella. She was a retiredhair stylist and a 1966 graduate ofSt. Albans High School.

Loretta is survived by her long-time companion, Richard Dun-lap; son, Stephen Tulloh and hiswife, Adena; grandchildren,Jonathan and Aiden, all of Lub-bock, Texas; brothers John andwife, Kathy, of Scott Depot andRick and wife, Peggy, of Winfield;sister, Sue Petrella of St. Albans;and niece, Shanna Scarlato ofScott Depot. Loretta was alsoblessed to have been surroundedby a large and loving family ofaunts, uncles and cousins.

In keeping with Loretta'swishes, there were no services.

You may make a donation inher memory to your local animalshelter.

Arrangements were under thedirection of Bartlett-ChapmanFuneral Home, St. Albans.

AIRIS D.WOODRUMAiris D. Woodrum, 86, of Buf-

falo, went home to spend Christ-mas with Jesus on TuesdayDecember 18, 2012, at ThomasMemorial Hospital, following ashort illness. He retired fromGeneral Motors Corporation,Cleveland, OH.

Born September 1, 1926, hewas the son of the late Cecil andStella J. Woodrum. In addition tohis parents, he was preceded indeath by his loving wife, WandaL. Woodrum; son, NoahWoodrum; along with 11 broth-ers and sisters.

Survivors include daughter,Karen Casto of Robertsburg; son,Greg Woodrum of Palm HarborFla.; nine grandchildren andeight great-grandchildren whichinclude Jeremiah who was hissunrise and sunset.

Funeral services were heldThursday December 20, 2012 atRaynes Funeral Home, Buffalowith Rev. Randy Parsons officiat-ing. Burial followed at BarnettChapel Cemetery, Liberty.

Online condolences may besent to the Woodrum family andthe online guestbook signed byvisiting www.raynesfuneral-home.com.

Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalowas in charge of arrangements.

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Buffalo Church of God -Cornerof Rt 62 &Church Street, Buffalo(PutnamCo.). Sunday: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School; 11 a.m. Morn-ing Worship; 7 p.m. EveningWorship. Wednesday: 7 p.m.Mid-week Service. PastorWayneBurch. 304-937-3447.

Buffalo Nazarene Church - Rt.62, Buffalo, WV, 25033. SundaySchool Service 10 a.m.; SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.; SundaynightWorship Service 6 p.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Sherry Kinsey 937-3258.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church2125 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV,25033. Sunday School Service 10a.m.;Worship Sunday Service 11a.m.Wednesday Service – BibleStudy, 7 p.m. Pastor – DenverTucker.

Cross of Grace LutheranChurch - 30 Grace Drive, Hurri-cane,WV, 25526. 304-562-0616.Sunday School – 9:30 a.m. Sun-day - 10:45 a.m. Morning Wor-ship. “Where people discoverJesus and grow in Faith”.www.coglutheran.com.

Faith Independent Church -Sunday School 10am, SundayMorningWorship 11am, SundayChoir Practice 6 p.m., SundayEvening Service 7 p.m.;Wednes-day Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m. A little countrychurch set on the side of Rt. 62in the big town of Black Betsy,WV. Pastoral Team: MichaelLanders and Randy Browning

First Baptist Church“Connecting People to JesusChrist” 2635Main Street, Hurri-cane,WV, 25526 – 304-562-9281.Dr. James E. Lutz, Senior Pastor.Sunday services: 8:50 a.m., 11:00a.m., 6:30 p.m. Sunday School –10 a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

www.fbcoh.com

Gateway Christian ChurchWeekly Sunday Evening Serviceat 6 p.m.Valley Park, Hurricane,WV. Adult & Children’s Ministryavailable. Formore informationplease call 304-727-8919 or visitwww.gatewaychurch.net.Senior Minister: Dave Stauffer.

Glad Tidings Assembly of God121 Mill Road, Hurricane, WV,25526. Adult & Children’s Serv-ice Sunday 10:30 a.m., SundayEvening Worship 6:00 p.m.,Wednesday Midweek Service7:00 p.m. Church Phone 304-562-3074. Pastor: Rebekah Jar-rell. Asst. Pastor: Aaron Hil.

Good Hope Baptist ChurchTurkey Creek Road, Hurricane.SundayWorship Service 10 a.m.

Grandview Baptist Church,RedHouse - Sunday school – 10 am;Sunday evening 7 .pm;Wednes-day 7 p.m. Pastor: WoodyWillard.

KanawhaValley Baptist Church949 Roosevelt Ave., (U.S. Rt. 62),Eleanor, WV 25070. Pastors:John Hage and Art Hage. Phone304-437-3513 and 304-437-2740. Services: 3:00 p.m. Sun-days and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

Lakeview Christian Church108 Lakeview Drive, Hurricane,WV, 25526. Services: Sunday – 11am and 6:30 pm;Wednesday – 7pm. Pastor: JeffMaynard. Phone304-562-9265.

Laywell Church of Christ -Sycamore Road, Hurricane,WV.Services: Sunday MorningWor-ship 9:45 a.m.; EveningWorship6 p.m. Phone number for moreinformation, 304-562-6135.

Manilla Chapel - ManillaChapel, Manilla Ridge Road,Robertsburg, WV. SUNDAY:Morning service 10 a.m.;Evening service 6:00 p.m.TUES-DAY: Bible Study at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.

Mount Olive Missionary BaptistChurch - Buff Creek Road. Hur-ricane,WV. ServiceTimes- Sun-day morning 10 a.m.; Sundayeve. 6 p.m.;Wed. Eve Bible study7 p.m. Special meeting 4th Sat-urday each month at 7:00 pm.

All area Churches welcome.Pastor Ernie Spence – 304-617-2752.

MountVernon Baptist Church2150 Mount Vernon Road, Hur-ricane, 25526 (just off the I-64Winfield Exit 39). Sunday serv-ices are 8:30 a.m. (except the lastSunday of the month), 11 a.m.,and 6 p.m. Wednesday servicesbegin at 7 p.m. and includeadult Bible study, AWANA, andyouth. Please check our websitefor special announcements andservices: www.mvbap-tistchurch.org. The Rev. RonMcClung is the senior pastor.Telephone 304-757-9110.

Mt. Moriah Missionary BaptistChurch - Rt. 3 Box 97 (6242Trace Fork Rd.), Hurricane, WV25526. Phone 304-562-5880.Sunday School: 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Worship 11 a.m.; EveningWorship 6 p.m. WednesdayEvening Service 7 p.m.; Chil-dren’s Emmy Club, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. Pastor: Robert Ad-kins. Everyone welcome.

Mt. Salem UM Church - 4-1/2miles East of Hurricane on Rt.60 across from covered bridge,on left. Sunday: Morning wor-ship 9:30; Sunday School 10:30.Wednesday Bible study 7:00P.M.; Family night firstWednes-day of each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pastor: Ralph Kernen (304) 757-8446.

Otter Branch Church - Box 213,18Mile Road, Buffalo,WV, 25033Sunday School Service 10 a.m.;SundayWorship Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Service 7 p.m.Pastor Mike Tucker.

Pine Grove Church of Christ -4504 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot. 304-757-8543 (o); 304-757-2866 (h). prediger1@veri-zon.net. Sunday morning BibleClasses 9:45 a.m. SundayMorn-ingWorship Service 10:45 a.m.Sunday Evening Worship Serv-ice 6 p.m. Wednesday EveningBible Studies 7 p.m. Tm Jor-gensen, Minister.

Presbyterian Church of theCovenant- Living the Love ofJesus Christ. 2438 US Route 60,Hurricane, WV 25526. 304-562-2012, pcclife.com Sunday Wor-ship 10:30 a.m.

Providence Baptist ChurchRocky Step Road, Scott Depot,WV. Sunday School 10 a.m.;Sunday morning Worship 11a.m.; Sunday night 7 p.m. Pas-tor: Rev. Bob Kelly. Phone 304-586-2832.

Redeemer Presbyterian wel-comes community to ServicesRedeemer Presbyterian Church,PCA, welcomes the communityto learn of God’s love and grace.They meet at Teays Valley Cin-ema for worship service at 10a.m. The church’s pastor is Bar-rett Jordan. For more informa-tion, call the church office,304-757-1197, or check thechurch’s website at www.re-deemerpcawv.org.

Scott Depot Christ Fellowship4345 Teays Valley Road, ScottDepot,WV. 757-9166. Pastor Dr.Rod Taylor. Sunday School 9a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship10 a.m.; Sunday Evening Wor-ship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday MidWeek Service 7 p.m.www.thede-potlive.com

Sousanah FWB Church -Charley Creek Road, Culloden.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Sun-day Morning Worship 11:00a.m.; Sunday Night Service 7:00p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service7:00 p.m.

Springdale Free Will BaptistChurch - Cow Creek Road, Hur-ricane (Directions: Off Rt 34, 2-1/2 miles on Cow Creek Road,stay on left fork of Cow Creek.Church is on the right). SundaySchool 10 a.m.; Sunday Morn-ingWorship 11:00 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship 6 p.m.;Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. Pastor Larry Cooper. 562-5389.

Teays Valley Baptist Church -Dr. John D. Smith, Pastor. 3926Teays Valley Road, Hurricane,WV, 25526. 304-757-9306.www.teaysvalleybaptist.comServices: SUNDAY - Sundayschool 9:30 a.m.; MorningWor-ship & Children’s Church 10:30a.m.; Eveningworship 6:00 p.m.;Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.WEDNESDAY – Bible Study andPrayer 7 p.m.; Awana 7:00 p.m.All services are interpreted forthe deaf. TV Service on Sudden-link Channel 2, Wed. 8:30 – 9p.m. Radio Program WEMM8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Teays Valley Church of God -4430 Teays Valley Road, PO Box270, Scott Depot, WV 25526 -www.tvcog.org - (304)757-9222.Service times: Sunday’s - 9:15a.m. Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.Morning Worship, 6 p.m.

Evening Discipleship.Wednesday’s: 6:45 p.m. EveningDiscipleship. Pastor MelissaPratt.

Teays Valley Church of theNazarene - 3937 Teays ValleyRoad,Teays,WV 25569 (Mail: POBox 259) Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sun-day School; 10:45 a.m. Morningworship; 6:00 p.m. SundayEvening Worship. Wednesdays:6:30 p.m. Prayer Gathering,Children & Teen Programs. LastSaturday of each month; Cloth-ing Closet from 9 amuntil noon.Free clothes for everyone! Pas-tor: Rev. Charles V. Williams.Phone: 304-757-8400.

Way of Truth Tabernacle - 900Roosevelt Dr., Eleanor,WV. Serv-ices: Sunday morning 10 a.m.;Sunday Evening 6 p.m.;Wednes-day 7 p.m. Pastor NathanMorris(304)543-8053. A newbeginningon the old path.

Winfield Church of theNazarene - 2986 Winfield Rd.,Winfield, WV 25213. SundaySchool 9:45 am; Sunday Wor-ship Service 10:45 am; SundayPraise Service at 6:00pm;Wednesday Kidz & Teens 7:00pm; Wednesday Adult BibleStudy 7:00 pm. Pastor RobertFulton, 304-586-2180.

Winfield Community Church -144 Rocky Step Road, ScottDepot, WV, 25560. (304) 586-1146. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.;Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday Evening Bible Study& Prayer 6:30 p.m. Pastor:Michael Hurlbert.

Winfield Presbyterian ChurchWinfield Presbyterian Church,4th and Ferry Streets. “A prayingcommunity where friendshipcounts.” Cherrie Sizemore,Min-ister. Sunday School - 10:00a.m.; Morning Worship - 11:00a.m.Looking for a church to call“home”? We would like to bethat place.

Winfield United MethodistChurch Looking for a churchfamily? Join us at WinfieldUnited Methodist Church, 20Radwin Drive (Behind McDon-ald’s)Winfield.Two services 8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Pastor: TomHill.

Send your church’s informationto Time For Service at P.O. Box186 Culloden, WV, 25510, or faxit to (304) 562-6214. You mayalso e-mail the information totrudyblack@theputnamstan-dard.com.

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HURRICANE – Low crime,strong moral values, family ac-tivities and good people make acity attract families and children.

Hurricane Mayor Scott Ed-wards credits these aspects to hiscity getting nationally recog-nized in Bloomberg Business-Week as the “best place in WestVirginia to raise kids.”

Edwards believes in Hurri-cane.

“I’m not surprised we werechosen, because I have travelledto different states and areas ofWest Virginia, and I know this isone of the best places to live,”Edwards said. “What makes thecity great is not so much the gov-ernment, but the people, andwhen you have a bunch of goodpeople, this just occurs.”

He continued, “Some otherstates don’t have what we havehere; we have good people andfriendships.”

Edwards thanks former mayorRaymond Peak for leaving him a

solid foundation and a greatplace to bring children.

“In the past five years, I hope Iplayed my part to help the city,

but it’s been this way a long time,and I have to thank him.”

Another big draw for familiesand children is the constant ac-tivities, said Edwards.

“There’s always stuff going onwith churches, and in the cityand county,” he said. “I havefour kids, and this is a great placeto be.”

The city aims to keep calen-dars full of events, said Edwards.Council members are workingon a new event on Main Streetthis spring.

Strong academics and athlet-ics in schools are another plus,Edwards said.

But often, children will leavethe city to attend college andpostgraduate opportunities.

Even though they leave, theyoften come back, he said.

“They leave, but they comeback because they realize whatthey have here,” he said. “If allmy four kids leave, but couldcome back to stay and live inHurricane, that would be won-derful.”

Hurricane: Best City to Raise ChildrenByJustinWaybright

justin@theputnamstandard.com

A group of children enjoys some fun on the merry-go-round at Hurricane City Park. Photo by Justin Waybright.

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